Her Kind of Brave

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, what begins as a conversation about Bell's Palsy quickly becomes something much bigger. Brittany shares the moments that changed the way she saw the world...and the way the world saw her. As the conversation unfolds, she reflects on living with facial difference, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), POTS and chronic illness, the unexpected lessons they've taught her,...

What happens when everything falls apart at once? This week on Her Kind of Brave, Chloe and Kellie sit down with mindset coach, speaker and celebrant Gai O'Dwyer to explore the year that tested everything she teaches. After losing her job, her home, living away from her daughter during a housing crisis, surviving a near-fatal car accident and saying goodbye to her mother, Gai shares the practical...

In this powerful episode of Her Kind of Brave, Hanna Beasley shares her deeply personal journey with alcohol addiction, sobriety, ADHD, and motherhood. As the founder of La Mac Beauty and a mum of two, Hanna opens up about the hidden reality of drinking to cope, the moment she realised alcohol had taken control, and the decision that changed her life forever. Hanna discusses the link between ADHD...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe and Kellie sit down with fertility yoga and meditation teacher Jennifer Edmonds to explore her extraordinary journey through primary infertility, a diagnosis of early menopause, failed IVF cycles, secondary infertility, miscarriage and ultimately conceiving naturally after discovering the power of nervous system regulation. Jennifer shares the science be...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe and Kellie sit down with Katharina Cser-Mostyn, founder of Wine Not the Brand, who shares the deeply personal journey behind her unconventional business path. Katharina opens up about becoming her father’s carer in her early twenties after his cancer diagnosis, a season that pushed her toward entrepreneurship as she searched for more flexibility and free...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe and Kellie sit down with Alicia Stevens, founder of Styld, who shares the deeply personal story behind one of the most defining seasons of her life. Alicia opens up about supporting her husband through a heart transplant and the unexpected rejection phase that followed — a time marked by uncertainty, fear, and the reality of holding her family together w...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe and Kellie sit down with Maddie Burton, founder of Your Bliss, who shares the story of calling off her wedding just days before it was meant to happen. At 21, Maddie had moved her entire life to the US to be with her fiancé, only to discover he had been unfaithful throughout their relationship. She opens up about the decision to walk away, the shame of s...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe and Kellie sit down with Hayley Williamson, a photographer and solo mum who chose to have her daughter through donor conception. Hayley shares the turning point that led her to stop waiting for the “right” partner and start exploring motherhood on her own. She walks through the reality of the donor conception process, including choosing a donor, navigati...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe and Kellie sit down with Paige McLeoud, the creative entrepreneur behind Prism & Flur, who shares the story of leaving a long-term relationship and stepping into a completely different chapter of life. Paige opens up about the moment she realised the life she had been building no longer felt aligned — and the courage it took to get on a plane anyway....

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe and Kellie sit down with Jaymee Hughes, mum to Noah, who was born with a rare genetic condition called Zellweger syndrome. Jaymee shares the story of Noah’s life from the beginning — the excitement of falling pregnant, the subtle signs that something wasn’t quite right, and the long weeks of testing that eventually led to a life-limiting diagnosis when N...

This episode centres on Kellie Johnson’s experience of recurrent miscarriage and the emotional complexity of navigating friendship when journeys unfold differently. Kellie speaks candidly about the mental load of ongoing loss, the exhaustion of constant triggers, and the quiet grief that follows you even when you’re parenting, working, and “functioning.” She reflects on what it’s like to support a...

Olivia Miles is an epilepsy and chronic illness advocate who lives with severe drug-resistant epilepsy and has survived a rare form of autoimmune encephalitis (now in remission after years of infusion treatment). In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Olivia shares what it’s really like to live with weekly seizures, the grief of losing everyday freedoms like driving and independence, and the invisi...

Kelly Summerville shares what it’s really like living with stage 4 endometriosis that impacts her daily life, her confidence, and her ability to show up as a mum. She opens up about the years of bleeding, being repeatedly told results were “inconclusive,” and the shocking moment she was essentially advised to come back in 12 months — despite cancer concerns. Kelly explains her cervical cancer diag...

Her Kind of Brave co-host Kellie Johnson interviews Co-Host Chloe Davidson, co-owner of Mr Consistent, as Chloe opens up about pregnancy after loss — and why it can feel impossible to relax, even at 18 weeks. Chloe shares the reality of IVF milestones, recurrent miscarriage trauma, and the constant fear that “something could still go wrong.” She speaks candidly about experiencing two subchorionic...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, we sit down with Taran Higgins, who shares the behind-the-scenes truth of starting over. Taran opens up about getting married young, the grief that cracked everything open, and the moment she finally chose to walk away. She takes us through discovering her sexuality later in life, meeting her now-partner during COVID, and how their love grew from friendship in...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Kellie Johnson sits down with Jenna Anne Davies, founder of Big Uppetite and former WBFF Pro Champion, for a raw and inspiring conversation about resilience and reinvention. Jenna shares the scariest parts of big business (the unknown, deals, pivots, and AI) and what it was like transitioning from a co-founder partnership to running solo. She shares the mindse...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, we sit down with Dr Alexandra Curran — doctor, mother of two, and founder of Bespoke Longevity — to talk about the grief that reshaped her life and the purpose that grew out of it. Alex opens up about falling unexpectedly pregnant while still breastfeeding her baby, discovering she was carrying identical MCDA twin girls, and then losing both babies at 16 weeks...

In this episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chantel Brayley shares what it looks like to build a thriving career while quietly carrying grief, infertility, and a life that hasn’t unfolded as planned. Raised in a single-parent immigrant family by her Japanese grandmother — a survivor of World War II — Chantel learned resilience early. She speaks openly about moving to Australia alone, years of not being...

In this deeply moving episode of Her Kind of Brave, Rochelle Everard shares the story of her daughter Milli — from a long road through infertility and endometriosis, to a full-term pregnancy, a traumatic birth, and the devastating days that followed in the NICU. Rochelle speaks openly about meeting Milli for the first time surrounded by machines, learning her baby had suffered multiple fractures,...

In this deeply moving episode of Her Kind of Brave, Sarah Flugge shares the losses that have shaped her life — losing her brother to suicide, losing her dear friend to cancer, and navigating pregnancy loss while overseas, far from support, clarity, or familiarity. Sarah speaks with rare honesty about the confusion and isolation of miscarriage in another country, the absence of guidance in that mom...

In this powerful episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe Davidson and Kellie Johnson sit down with Danica Ainsworth, founder of Asmi Active, to talk candidly about mental health, eating disorders, and navigating your 30s when life doesn’t look the way you imagined. Danica shares her lived experience with depression, bulimia, self-harm, and the stigma around antidepressants — including the moment she r...

This is Part 2 of Her Kind of Brave’s conversation with Loren Recchi, founder of Remind Her. While Part 1 focused on miscarriage, grief, and the moment life fractures, Part 2 explores what happens next — pregnancy after loss, surrender, and the slow rebuilding of trust in your body, intuition, and future. Loren shares how she navigated pregnancy after miscarriage while carrying fear, how rituals,...

In this deeply moving episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe Davidson and Kellie Johnson sit down with Loren Recchi, author, miscarriage advocate, and founder of Remind Her, to speak honestly about pregnancy loss, grief, and the invisible weight women carry. Loren shares her experience of multiple miscarriages — including chemical pregnancies and longer-term losses — and the profound loss of control...

In Part 2 of this conversation on Her Kind of Brave, Olivia Frazer moves beyond the public narrative and into the quieter aftermath- grief, healing, boundaries, and redefining what a good life looks like after trauma. Olivia reflects on being the primary carer for her terminally ill father, the way humour and love carried her family through unimaginable loss, and how grief reshaped her memory and...

In this raw conversation, Married at First Sight alum Olivia Frazer opens up about the long-term impact of reality TV editing, public vilification, and online abuse. Olivia speaks candidly about being gaslit by her own edit, losing her teaching career, experiencing stalking and death threats, and living with ongoing trauma years after the show aired. She and Chloe and Kellie unpack how reality TV...